Articles by Kate Quackenbush
Growing For The Future
Companies share their insights on investing in their infrastructure and capabilities to meet growing and changing consumer demands.Florida-based Enzymedica has been an industry leading innovator of enzyme-based products since its founding in 1998. The company provides a wide range of products representing complete digestive health, food intolerances and a host of therapeutic formulas. In 2008, ...
Ingredient Technology
NIE highlights proven, cost-effective ingredient innovations driving industry growth by revolutionizing finished product potential.Aloe AdvancementOver the course of his career, Santiago Rodriguez, CEO of Texas-based Lorand Laboratories, helped develop novel materials, and observed a void in the market.“There are many aloe products in the market, but I realized there was no high acemannan product that ...
Partnering For The Blood Sugar Bout
Suppliers offer clinically proven ingredients providing manufacturers formulation flexibility for the exponential blood sugar market.According to the World Health Organization, the frequency of diabetes is rising around the globe—about 350 million people worldwide have the illness, a number likely to more than double in the next 20 years.What was once considered an adult onset disease ...
Doing Business Overseas
Selling your brand in a foreign market poses potential risk, but even greater reward for those that plan and partner well. NIE offers case studies of companies that have done it, and insights from associations guiding those markets.The dream of becoming a global brand is an attainable reality as foreign consumers are receptive to products ...
The Ayurvedic Impact
An Indian medical system hardly known in the U.S. in the 1980s, ayurveda today is a recognized cornerstone of the natural products industry and a key piece of its future.Growing up near the Himalayas, Shailinder Sodhi developed an early interest in ayurvedic plants and herbs, and received his BAMS (Bachelor in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) ...
Sustainability & Social Responsibility
Whether sourcing from land or sea, the natural products industry takes its commitment to sustainability practices and its fellow man to new levels.Here, a sampling of companies explains their efforts, which are an undeniable selling point for partnership.Resonating With P. L. ThomasHaving supplied the natural products industry for more than half a century, New Jersey ...
Proven & Supported
Incidence of bone and joint health issues are on the rise as manufacturers seek scientifically backed ingredients to help consumers maintain their mobility and shore up skeletal foundations.About one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis and, according to the National Osteoperosis Foundation, by ...
Preparing For An FDA Audit
NIE highlights the resources available and pitfalls to avoid so companies are completely prepared when an inspector comes knocking.In June 2007, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Dietary Supplement Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) Final Rule 21 CFR Part 111. In essence, the final rule requires that the proper controls be ...
Branded Ingredients: A Healthy Foundation For Outstanding Products
NIE examines the advantages meticulously developed branded ingredients offer to create superior finished products.A Key Piece of An Impressive LineSupplement innovator Life Extension has long seen the value in utilizing branded ingredients in its formulations. “Branded ingredients usually provide scientific validation and consistent quality. Both are standards our customers expect from the Life Extension brand,” ...
Peak Performance In Sports Nutrition
A category standing strong in spite of negative news, manufacturers are being provided the tools to formulate safe, effective products.At no time are Americans thinking more about sports than when the Olympics roll around. According to Nielsen numbers, 219. 4 million Americans tuned in to watch the 2012 London Olympics, making it the most-watched event ...
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